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Идиомы на букву S

• set sail
  отправляться в плавание, отплывать

  We knew that Captain Alison was about to set sail for Australia and we came to say good-bye to him.
• set the pace
  задавать темп

  The leading skier set the pace for the other skiers to follow.
• set the stage for (something)
  подготовиться к чему-либо

  Our football team set the stage for the final games which are to take place in summer.
• set the table
  накрывать на стол

  "We'll have lunch soon. Will you set the table, please?"
• set the world on fire
  сделать что-либо выдающееся

  Sofia thinks much of herself, but I know she is not able to set the world on fire.
• set tongues wagging
  сплетничать, "распустить языки"

  The conflict between Landcroft and his wife set tongues wagging around the neighborhood.
• set type
  устанавливать шрифт, набирать шрифт

  The book will be published shortly; they are setting type now.
• set up (someone)
  подставить кого-либо

  Henry was accused of the crime he had not committed; he was sure that his partner had set him up.
• set up (something)
  создавать что-либо, учреждать, снабжать (деньгами)

  The local government provided the money to set up an animal shelter.
• set up a meeting
  устроить собрание, встречу, совещание

  Stella was trying to set up a meeting with the Dean of the Mass Media Department.
• set up shop (somewhere)
  создать рабочее место где-либо

  Desmond decided to move to Chicago and set up shop there.
• set upon (someone or something)
  наброситься на кого-либо \ что-либо

  An unfriendly dog set upon me the other day.
• setback
  неудача, регресс, задержка

  The family suffered a setback when the head of the family lost his job.
• settle (someone's) affairs
  уладить свои или чьи-либо дела

  Before leaving for a holiday I had to settle my affairs at work.
• settle (something) out of court
  уладить что-либо во внесудебном порядке

  There was some controversy between the company and the union, but it was finally settled out of court.
• settle a score with (someone)
  отомстить, отплатить кому-либо той же монетой

  It's no use trying to settle a score with Mike for something that happened a few years ago.
• settle down
  обживаться, обосновываться

  Mike had been moving from town to town for years, and finally he settled down in Springfield.
• settle for (something)
  довольствоваться меньшим, чем хотелось бы

  I changed my job and for a while I had to settle for less than I had been paid before.
• settle on (something)
  решиться на что-либо

  They settled on the trip to Japan.
• settle up with (someone)
  отдать долг кому-либо, выплатить

  Sally paid for the train tickets and I settled up with her afterwards.
• setup
  расположение, детали обстановки

  "That's a nice setup you have here."
• sever ties with (someone)
  разрывать связи с кем-либо

  Sam Willows severed ties with his family long ago.
• sew (something) up
  организовать, завершить что-либо

  All the details of the project were sewn up.
• shack up with (someone)
  жить в гражданском браке

  Linda has shacked up with her boyfriend for a couple of years.
• shades of (someone or something)
  напоминание о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  I could detect shades of amusement in her voice.
• shadow of oneself/itself
  (осталась) лишь тень от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Gala has lost a lot of weight and now she is a shadow of herself.
• shaggy dog story
  длинный бессмысленный рассказ

  My cousin told me a shaggy dog story about how she had lost her purse.
• shake (someone) down
  получить деньги путём угроз, "потрясти кого-либо"

  Lionel had to shake Noel down to get the money the latter owed him.
• shake a leg
  идти быстро, "шевелить ногами"

  "Please shake a leg if you want to be in time for the lecture."
• shake hands on (something)
  пожать руки (в знак взаимного согласия)

  They shook hands on the agreement that they would coordinate their actions.
• shake hands with (someone)
  пожать руки в знак приветствия

  Chan shook hands with his friend when he met him outside the office.
• shake off (someone or something)
  избавиться от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  George could never shake off a certain stiffness of manner.
• shake off an illness
  выздороветь, стряхнуть с себя болезнь

  I took some medicine for my sore throat to shake off the illness.
• shake up (someone)
  потрясти или расстроить кого-либо

  The prices are rising and it shakes up many people in this country.
• shake up (something)
  перестроить что-либо

  The new sales manager decided to shake up the company in order to bring new energy into the department.